2010 50c 150th Running of The Melbourne Cup Selectively Gold Plated Silver Proof 2 Coin Set

The Melbourne Cup, ‘the race that stops a nation’, is the world’s greatest 3200 metre handicap horse race has been run every November since 1861. The designs on the reverse of the coins feature two of the most enduring emblems of the Melbourne Cup: Phar Lap, who was the favourite in three consecutive Melbourne Cups; and the Cup itself. In 2010, a new gold trophy modelled on the 1930 Cup won by Phar Lap will be presented to the 150th winner of the great race.